Unicode: U+63C3

Pinyin: jiǎn jiān

Definition

jiǎn:* 剪断:"公旦自~其爪以沉于河。" * 翦除,消灭:"拓定江表,~平萧衍。" * 分割。 * 择。 jiān:* 笺识;录记

shear; (Cant.) to skin an animal

Structure

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Precursors

Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
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Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC